Dogs Kill
Miniature
Horse in Barn
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April 22, 2014JOHNSTON
– In what
appears to have
been an ongoing
issue of three
dogs allowed to
run at large and
attacking horses
kept in a nearby
pasture, the
situation came
to a head
Saturday when
two of the dogs
were shot after
killing a
miniature horse
that was being
kept in a barn
on the property.
Once the attack
was discovered,
the owners
called the
Edgefield County
Sheriff's Office
to file a
report.

An incident
report stated
the owner said
three dogs, two
smaller brown
dogs and a
larger black dog
with a white
chest and blue
eyes, were
crawling under
the fence and
attacking and
biting horses
kept in the
pasture in the
past. It is
unknown if those
incidents had
been reported.

On Saturday when
they went to
check on the
horses around
9:30 am the two
brown dogs were
found attacking
the 10-month-old
paint miniature
horse, who was
down, inside the
barn. The man
shot the two
brown dogs with
a .22 caliber
rifle, but the
young miniature
horse was dead.
It was valued at
$1,200,
according to the
report.

The incident
report does not
state if the
black dog was
seen taking part
in the attack.

The black dog
was later found
sitting on the
porch of a Slide
Hill Road home,
but the deputy
was unable to
make contact
with the home
owner. It
remains unknown
who owned the
two brown dogs.

The case has
been turned over
to Animal
Control for
further
investigation.